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The jailed hip-hop mogul will stand trial on on federal intercourse trafficking and racketeering costs
NEW YORK, USA — Sean “Diddy” Combs will stand trial on federal intercourse trafficking and racketeering costs beginning on Could 5, a US decide determined throughout a listening to on Thursday, October 10, and the jailed hip-hop mogul blew kisses to his household within the courtroom afterward.
In the course of the listening to earlier than US District Choose Arun Subramanian in Manhattan federal courtroom, Combs’ lawyer Marc Agnifilo additionally raised issues about what he termed improper leaks by federal brokers in regards to the case. Prosecutor Emily Johnson referred to as the declare baseless.
Combs, 54, pleaded not responsible on September 17 to a three-count indictment charging him with utilizing his enterprise empire — together with file label Unhealthy Boy Leisure — to move ladies and male intercourse employees throughout state traces to participate in recorded sexual performances referred to as “Freak Offs.”
Thursday’s listening to marked a 3rd courtroom look for Combs since his September arrest.
Carrying tan jail garb, Combs stood and blew kisses towards his relations seated within the courtroom’s viewers after the listening to ended. His mom and youngsters attended the listening to, protection lawyer Anthony Ricco stated in courtroom. Combs was then led out a aspect door by members of the US Marshals Service.
Johnson advised the courtroom the prosecution’s case on the trial will final at the very least three weeks. Combs’ protection case will final round one week, Agnifilo stated.
Combs has been jailed on the Metropolitan Detention Middle in Brooklyn since his arrest. The Manhattan-based 2nd US Circuit Courtroom of Appeals on Thursday denied his request to be instantly launched whereas he appeals one other decide’s choice to disclaim him bail. A 3-judge 2nd Circuit panel will hear that attraction at a later date.
The rapper and producer faces a sentence of as much as life in jail and a minimal of 15 years if convicted of the three counts he faces: racketeering conspiracy, intercourse trafficking, and transportation to interact in prostitution.
Prosecutors stated Combs enticed ladies by giving them medicine reminiscent of ketamine and ecstasy, monetary assist, or guarantees of profession assist or a romantic relationship. Combs then used the surreptitious recordings of the intercourse acts as “collateral” to make sure that the ladies would stay silent, and typically displayed weapons to intimidate abuse victims and witnesses, prosecutors stated.
The indictment contained no allegation that Combs himself instantly engaged in undesirable sexual contact with ladies, although he was accused of bodily assaulting them. Agnifilo has referred to as the sexual exercise described by prosecutors consensual.
In a courtroom submitting on Wednesday evening, Agnifilo requested Subramanian to impose a “gag order” prohibiting prosecutors and federal brokers from disclosing proof to the media. Agnifilo cited what he referred to as illegal leaks that included a videotape exhibiting Combs putting and dragging a girl in 2016.
On the listening to, Johnson referred to as the protection request an try and “exclude a damning piece of proof.” She stated prosecutors would don’t have any drawback affirming their obligations to not disclose confidential proof to the press, however stated the protection must be certain by that as nicely.
Johnson additionally raised issues about Agnifilo’s assertion in a September interview with leisure information outlet TMZ calling the case a “takedown of a profitable Black man.” She stated the remark amounted to an accusation that the federal government was “participating in a racist prosecution.”
“Statements of this kind critically threat a good trial on this case,” Johnson stated.
Subramanian requested Agnifilo to suggest an order that will govern public statements by either side. — Rappler.com
